De Allende thrilled about facing club teammates
5 months ago by Ultimate RugbyJapan holds a special place in the heart of Damian de Allende, who has spent a number of seasons playing club rugby in that part of the world, and the experienced Springbok centre said he was very excited...
Disciplinary Decision - Wessels Appeal Hearing
5 months ago by Ultimate RugbyAn Independent Appeal Hearing was held today (Wednesday, October 29) regarding the citing and subsequent suspension of Jan-Hendrik Wessels of the Vodacom Bulls which had resulted in a nine-game ban. An...
Plumtree to leave the Sharks end of the season
5 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Sharks ownership and management have confirmed a series of significant changes to their rugby programme which will take place over the coming months. Following a disappointing start to the...
Lam names his Barbarians to face AB XV
5 months ago by Ultimate RugbyHanro Liebenberg will captain Barbarian F.C as they take on All Blacks XV at the Gtech Community Stadium, London, on Saturday (1:15pm). The Leicester Tigers star is one of eleven South Africans in the...
Porthen to make Bok debut as Erasmus sticks with tested combinations against Japan
5 months ago by Ultimate RugbyFormer Junior Springbok captain Zachary Porthen will make his Springbok debut against Japan at Wembley Stadium in London on Saturday as Bok coach Rassie Erasmus named a largely settled match-23 for the...
Flannery expecting to face a psyched-up Japan outfit
5 months ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok assistant coach Jerry Flannery said the Boks are expecting to face a psyched-up Japanese team when the sides meet in the opening match of their five-week November tour at Wembley Stadium in London...
Scarlets welcome back internationals for Sharks clash
5 months ago by Ultimate RugbyScarlets are strengthened by the return of four internationals for Saturday’s BKT United Rugby Championship round five encounter with Hollywoodbets Sharks in Durban (15:00; Premier Sports). Tom...
World Rugby Men's Rankings preview: 25 October, 2025
5 months ago by Ultimate RugbyWorld Rugby has published the ranking permutations for the Japan v Australia match in Tokyo and the weekend's other matches in the Rugby Europe Men's Trophy 2025-26 and Conference 2025-26. Permutation...
Bulls ring in the changes ahead of Connacht clash
5 months ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Bulls have made eight positional changes to their line-up for Friday’s United Rugby Championship fixture against Glasgow in Scotland. This follows last week’s one-point win against Connacht. Among...
Wessels handed nine week ban after Connacht incident
5 months ago by Ultimate RugbySpringboks and Bulls front rower Jan-Hendrik Wessels has reportedly been suspended for nine weeks following an alleged incident during last Friday’s United Rugby Championship clash...
